Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbury Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbury Road (BS4 2RR) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Filwood average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Road (BS4 2RR), the main crime hotspot is near Andover Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Green Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Agnes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teignmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teignmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paignton Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paignton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paignton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Paignton Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Queenshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Green Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Exmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Agnes Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agnes Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axbridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Axbridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Andover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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